Help on activity

Help on Activity

This page allows you to search and retrieve the details of an activity against which task is booked.

You can carry out the search using the basis of activity, mapping of the activity, activity station, and status of the mapping. You can also carryout search using the additional search criteria.

The system retrieves all the activities based on the search criteria entered. On confirmation, the selected activity is transferred to the required page.

Click the lens icon positioned next to the “Activity Code” field in the “Search Criteria” group box or the “Activity Details” multiline in the “Map Activity” page of the “Manage Time Booking Types” activity in the “Time Tracking Setup” business component.

The “Help On Activity” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for an activity. Data entry in the following fields is optional:

Activity Based	Use the drop-down list box to select the basis on which you wish to retrieve details of the activity. The system lists the following options: Activity Code Activity Desc. Activity Category
	In the editable box alongside, enter the value corresponding to activity based selected for which you wish to retrieve the details. The system retrieves all the activity codes applicable to the number entered here.
Act. Mapped to	Use the drop-down list box to select the entity to which the activity is mapped for which you wish to retrieve details in the multiline. The system lists the following options: Booking Type Booking Code Type Desc. Code Desc.
	In the editable box alongside, enter the value corresponding to the selected entity to which the activity is mapped to. The system retrieves all the activity codes applicable to the number entered here.
Act. Status	Use the drop-down list box to specify the status of the activity for which you wish to retrieve details in the multiline. You can select from the following options: Active - Select this option if you wish to retrieve all the activity codes that are in active status. All - Select this option if you wish to retrieve all the activity codes including those that are in inactive status.
Mapping Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the mapping status of the activity code for which you wish to retrieve details in the multiline. The system lists the following options: Active – Select this option if you wish to retrieve all activity codes for which mapping status is active. Inactive – Select this option if you wish to retrieve all the activity codes for which mapping status is inactive.
Addl. Search	Use the drop-down list box to select one of the following options based on which you wish to retrieve details of activity codes in the multiline. The system lists the following options: Accounting Usage / # - Select this option if you wish to retrieve activity codes based on its accounting usage or accounting number. Cost Center - Select this option if you wish to retrieve activity codes based on the cost center to which it belongs. CC Desc. - Select this option if you wish to retrieve activity codes based on the description of the cost center to which it belongs. Billable? – Select this option if you wish to retrieve activity codes based on whether it is billable.
	In the editable box alongside, enter the number corresponding to the additional search value selected. The system lists all the activity codes applicable to the value entered here.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the search results.
Enter the following fields in the “Search Results” multiline:

Activity Code	The code identifying the activity.
Act. Desc.	The description of the activity.
Act. Status	The status of the activity which could be active or all.
Act. Category	The category to which the activity belongs.

Note: Leave all the fields blank; to retrieve all the activity codes available in the database.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select a part number.
Click the “OK” pushbutton.